Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

उद्धृता जगती येन सर्वदेवनमस्कृता । लोकानुग्रहबुद्ध्या च संस्थितो नर्मदातटे

Transliteration

uddhṛtā jagatī yena sarvadevanamaskṛtā | lokānugrahabuddhyā ca saṃsthito narmadātaṭe

Translation

جس نے دھرتی کو اوپر اٹھایا—جسے تمام دیوتا نمسکار کرتے ہیں—وہی جہانوں کی بھلائی کی کرپا بھری نیت سے نَرمدا کے کنارے پر مقیم ہوا ہے۔

Word by Word

• उद्धृता: was lifted up, was raised
• उद्धृता: Kriya (Predicate in passive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (passive participle)

• जगती: the earth/world
• जगती: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृता: worshipped by all gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस् + कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (जगती)

• लोकानुग्रहबुद्ध्या: with the intention of benefiting the worlds
• लोकानुग्रहबुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अनुग्रह + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (as motive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• संस्थितः: stood/was stationed
• संस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त; past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (येन इत्यस्य सम्बन्धि)

• नर्मदातटे: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदातटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + तट (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayavārāha (associated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varāha, revered by devas, stands on the Narmadā bank; the Earth (Bhūdevī) is shown uplifted/protected; devas bow; the river glows as a compassionate sanctuary.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha
• Earth (Bhūmi)
• Narmadā (Revā)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s presence at a tīrtha is framed as compassionate accessibility—divinity becomes approachable for the good of all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā riverbank location of Jayavārāha (Jayavārāha Tīrtha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse establishes the deity’s sanctifying presence, preparing for practices like darśana and snāna.